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Oct 6 2026

Black Hills signs 2.7 GW of agreements through 2048 for Google's Cheyenne data-center campus

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Up to 590 MW of grid-connected supply backed by $1.8 billion of new company-owned gas generation, plus about 2.1 of third-party Wyoming generation on a private . Google contractually bears all costs of serving the facility; deliveries start late 2027 with peak load around 2030.

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